Diagnostic value of thyroglobulin measurement in fine-needle aspiration biopsy for detecting metastatic lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma

Salmaslioglu, ARTÜR; Erbil, Yesim; Citlak, Gamze; Ersoz, Feyzullah; Sari, Serkan; Olmez, Aydemir; Tunaci, Mehtap; Yilmazbayhan, Dilek; Colak, Nese; Ozarmagan, Selcuk

doi:10.1007/s00423-010-0723-1

Diagnostic value of thyroglobulin measurement in fine-needle aspiration biopsy for detecting metastatic lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma

Salmaslioglu A., Erbil Y., Citlak G., Ersoz F., Sari S., Olmez A., ...More

LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY, vol.396, no.1, pp.77-81, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 396 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00423-010-0723-1
Journal Name: LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.77-81
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We aimed to compare the diagnostic value of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and fine-needle aspiration thyroglobulin measurements (FNA-Tg) for detecting cervical lymph node metastases from differentiated thyroid carcinomas.